Leviathan
Hobbes argued that without a strong central authority, human life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" — and that line alone changed political philosophy forever.
“The life of man: solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
Why It Matters
Hobbes argued that without a strong central authority, human life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" — and that line alone changed political philosophy forever. Leviathan built the foundation for social contract theory and forced every subsequent political thinker to either agree or explain why he was wrong. Modern political science starts here.
The 
Take
Personal reviewHonestly great logic and super interesting political philosophy, also interesting to find one of the main points was to put down the papacy
Notable Quotes
“Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.”
“The condition of man is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.”